"You're CANCELLED!" Can you think of two more powerful words in the era of social media?

But what is cancelling, anyway? And how does cancel culture continue to thrive?

In this episode I sit down with journalist and author Robby Soave, who has seen the downside of the knee-jerk reaction that cancel culture embodies.

Robby's work has helped to clarify the public narrative on several high-profile stories, including the UVA "A Rape on Campus" story, whose initial reporting was proven untrue; and the "2019 Lincoln Memorial Confrontation," where a high school student was photographed facing a Native American man at the memorial in Washington, D.C.

It begs the question: What happens when cancel culture gets it wrong? And other things: Does cancelling ever work? Why are some people cancelled and others get a second chance? What is cancel culture, anyway?

Robby and I dig into this and more, then Producer Rachel and I share moments when we should have been cancelled, too.

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